The Skinners' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · West Kent priority area, governors' places | 384 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.474 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Skinners' School is a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Skinners' School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.474 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.474 miles away, the 18th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, the school had 232 first-choice applications for 160 offers; 105 offers went to first-choice families and 127 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are incredibly proud of what it means to be part of the Skinners' School community.”
- “They feel this is a place where everyone belongs.”
- “Pupils are ambitious and driven to be successful.”
To improve
- “However, leaders are less precise about how they identify barriers and monitor the individual support they provide for some disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 93% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 70.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 232 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 105 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skinners' Kent Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Tonbridge Grammar School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Weald of Kent Grammar School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge 3.1 mi Good Last distance published